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Latvia

Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Latvia 64,594.5 km²
Population 2.0 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015 -19.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 -16.9%
Timezone Eastern European Summer Time

Map of Latvia

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 2,448,605 2,654,549 2,362,249 1,962,172
Population Density 37.9 / km² 41.1 / km² 36.6 / km² 30.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
0 39,792 n/a n/a
100 41,888 0.5% 209
200 44,094 0.5% 220
300 46,417 0.5% 232
400 48,861 0.5% 244
500 51,430 0.5% 256
600 54,135 0.5% 270
700 56,986 0.5% 285
800 59,986 0.5% 300
900 63,144 0.5% 315
1000 66,468 0.5% 332
1100 69,991 0.5% 352
1200 73,712 0.5% 372
1300 77,590 0.5% 387
1400 81,667 0.5% 407
1500 85,995 0.5% 432
1600 90,554 0.5% 455
1700 95,337 0.5% 478
1800 445,707 16.7% 35,037
1900 1,547,525 13.3% 110,181
1910 1,719,830 11.1% 172,305
1920 1,810,509 5.3% 90,679
1930 1,906,277 5.3% 95,768
1940 1,965,193 3.1% 58,916
1950 1,956,210 -0.5% -8,983
1960 2,128,723 8.8% 172,513
1970 2,374,285 11.5% 245,562
1990 2,654,549 5.7% 140,132
2000 2,362,249 -11% -292,300
2020 1,905,325 -10.2% -228,462
2030 1,812,924 -4.8% -92,401
2040 1,728,457 -4.7% -84,467
2050 1,648,494 -4.6% -79,963
2060 1,566,391 -5% -82,103
2070 1,476,761 -5.7% -89,630
2080 1,383,073 -6.3% -93,688
2090 1,296,874 -6.2% -86,199
2100 1,222,936 -5.7% -73,938
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Municipalities in Latvia

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